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BBC - 24-May-2021Optogenetics bring back vision partially with light sensing proteins - new hope for the blind
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Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon-Scientist, Moorfields Eye Hospital, Chair of Retinal Studies, UCL
James Bainbridge is a surgeon-scientist. His aim is to reduce the prevalence of blindness using translational research to develop effective new treatments for retinal vascular and neurodegenerative diseases. He collaborates widely in multidisciplinary research programmes to develop new molecular and cellular therapies. His own programme of research extends from the laboratory investigation of mechanisms of retinal disease in experimental models, through preclinical development of novel therapies, to clinical trials of new medical and surgical interventions. In 2007 he performed the World's first gene therapy for inherited blindness and in 2012 Europe's first stem cell transplantation for macular degeneration.
Areas of expertise:
Retinal detachment
Macular hole
Epiretinal membrane
Floaters
Diabetic retinopathy
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD)
Retinal vein occlusion
Vitreo-retinal conditions
Cataract surgery
Cataract surgery cost
Visit website: https://www.moorfields-private.co.uk/consultants/james-bainbridge
See also: Moorfields Eye Hospital London - One of the world’s leading eye hospitals, providing expertise in clinical care, research and teaching and education
Details last updated 19-Feb-2020
Optogenetics bring back vision partially with light sensing proteins - new hope for the blind
This life-changing new gene therapy will halt sight loss and improve vision